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Ogdred Weary
Ogdred Weary, detail, by Amy Crook
This print combines two printing techniques for a singular layered result. First the colors were painted onto a blank acrylic plate with monoprint inks and the piece was run through the printing press. Then, a deep-bite etched intaglio plate was inked and the already-printed page was run through a second time, which left the textured black impression overlaying the color. It can be a very precise process, but I never was a very precise artist, so you can see that the two plates don’t quite align on the page, which accents the loose style of the print itself.
I only ever made one print like this one, but it’s one of my favorite images to have come out of my explorations with printmaking. I named it after an Edward Gorey pseudonym, because the image reminded me of some tentacled beast that might live in a pond in one of his delightfully morbid picture books. My favorite of his is The Gashlycrumb Tinies, because it opens with, “A is for Amy who fell down the stairs.”
Ogdred Weary, 3″x3″ etching and monoprint on 7″x10″ watercolor paper, $699 with free shipping. $70 of your money will go to charity — check out the sidebar to see which charity I’m donating to this month.
Ogdred Weary by Amy Crook
This print is on a high-quality watercolor paper, but is not suitable for display without a matte or frame. I’m happy to frame it for you for a small additional fee.
Tags: abstract sale, etching, for sale, intaglio, monoprint
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[...] I also used one of my etching plates, the same one that shows up in very different contexts in Ogdred Weary and Elements. Instead of inking into the deep grooves of the plate, I used the same brayer (ink [...]